Julie walters autobiography of a face
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Promotional Information
Hugely promotable author and her memoirs are destined to be the non-fiction book of the year.
About the Author
Julie Walters was nominated for an Oscar for Educating Rita, having made the part her own on stage, and starred in Billy Elliot. She is Mrs Weasley in the Harry Potter films. Versatile enough to appear both as Mrs Overall in her friend Victoria Wood's 'Acorn Antiques' as well as the sexy Wife of Bath in the BBC's adaptation of The Canterbury Tales, she is often cited as the nation's best-loved actress.
Reviews
'I was enthralled by her memoirs... a celebrity memoir which is actually worth reading as a work of literature' -- AN Wilson READER'S DIGEST 'THAT'S ANOTHER STORY is funny, evocative, reasonably revealing and underpinned throughout by an appealing sense of humanity.' -- John Preston THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Walters's book - also well written - has moments of Alan Bennett warmth' -- Roland White THE SUNDAY TIMES 'This is a humorous and, at times, moving read from this much-loved actress.' WOMAN AND HOME 'The Walters who emerges from THAT'S ANOTHER STORY is a mischievous Brummie whose childhood seems to belong to an earlier century, with its horse-drawn milkcart.' -- Claire Armitstead THE GUARDIAN
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Me and my school photo: Julie Walters
By SANDIE JONES
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Julie Walters, 59, is one of the nation's most popular actresses and has starred in films such as Educating Rita, Billy Elliott and the hit musical, Mamma Mia!. She lives on a farm in Sussex with her husband, Grant, and they have a daughter, Maisie, 21.
Unhappy: Julie Walters remembers her school days for all the wrong reasons
When this photo was taken I was about six years old, and had another five years of unhappiness ahead of me at my convent preparatory in Birmingham.
Not many people can recall their time at primary school, but numerous incidents are stamped indelibly on my memory, and all for the wrong reasons. I knew, even before I'd started, that I wouldn't like it.
I remember being fitted for my school uniform as I stood in the kitchen, and my mother telling me how I would be taught to speak properly at my new school, making it clear that the way I spoke already wasn't good enough. But Mum was a bit like that.
My first day was fraught with tension and drama. Mary, a sister of one of my brother's friends, was asked to take me on the 15-minute bus ride to school. She was only 12 or 13, but through my five-year-old's eyes, she looked like a proper grown-up.
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Julie Walters: That’s Another Story: The Autobiography
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